adjective
def
dehf
adjective
1
Slang: excellent or very good.
"That new track is def, you have to hear it."
How to Use Def
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When to use it
Dated slang, strongly associated with 1980s-90s hip-hop culture; rarely used in everyday speech now.
Word Forms
deffer comparative, deffest superlative
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Etymology
A 1980s hip-hop slang clipping, most likely from "definitive" or "definitely."